Disputes between CBEC and PSUs - Clearance by the Committee on Disputes - Implementation of decisions - Regarding - Central Excise - 156/67/95-CX

Disputes between CBEC and PSUs - Clearance by the Committee on Disputes - Implementation of decisions - Regarding Circular No. 156/67/95-CX Dated 17-11-1995 [From F.No. 390/P/258/95-JC] Government of India Ministry of Finance( Department of Revenue) New Delhi Subject : Disputes between CBEC and PSUs - Clearance by the Committee on Disputes - Implementation of decisions - Regarding. As you are aware, in pursuance of the Supreme Courts' directive for reducing litigation between the Department of Revenue and PSUs, etc, litigations before CEGAT and Courts can be pursued only with the prior clearance of the High Powered Committee on Dispute constituted in the Cabinet Sectt. Those cases which are not considered fit for further litigation by the Committee cannot be pursued by the concerned appellants viz. PSUs or the Department of Revenue, as the case may be, before CEGAT or the Courts. 2. The Committee on Disputes has been holding regular meetings and issuing minutes in regard to the decisions in the cases taken up by the Committee. The gist of these Minutes is regularly being communicated to the concerned Commissioners for necessary action. However, there has been no feedback from the Commissioners in regard to the action taken by them. 3. It is presumed that the concerned Commissioners have taken necessary action in pursuance of the minutes of the COD meetings communicated to them. In those cases of Department's appeals where permission was refused by the COD, necessary application has to be made before the CEGAT/Courts for treating such cases as withdrawn. In other cases, we have to communicate the minutes of the COD meetings and request CEGAT/Courts to expedite proceedings. 4. Further, in those cases of PSU-assessees' appeals wherein permission for further litigation has been refused by the COD, it has to be seen that CEGAT or the concerned Court is appraised of the position so that their appeals are withdrawn leading to the recovery of pending dues, if any. 5. It is desired by the Board that compliance report on the action taken in pursuance of the minutes of the COD meetings, communicated so far for the past cases, may please be sent in the enclosed preformed. This should be attended to within 30 days of the receipt of this Circular. 6. For future cases, on receipt of the minutes of the COD meetings, compliance should be reported in the same proforma within a reasonable period of 30 days or so.